Monday, October 27, 2025
SHIFT

Project Manager for Global Projects (EN/JP)

Posted: 6 days ago

Job Description

Join SHIFT in transforming the global IT landscape with our high-quality services as we expand our reach beyond Japan. As a Project Manager in our dynamic team, you'll play a crucial role in maintaining project and product quality, using your English proficiency to bridge communication gaps with international customers and partners.Engage in large-scale projects like supporting the global rollout of a leading e-commerce site. Thrive in our fast-paced environment to enhance your skills swiftly. Plus, our high rate of prime customers means you'll get valuable experience interacting directly with clients, regardless of your position. We don't just offer a job; we offer a path to rapid career growth, regardless of your age, tenure, or nationality. At SHIFT you can get promoted from a leader to a project manager within just six months, or step into a leadership role in your 20s. It is all based on your performance.Are you ready to make a significant global impact with SHIFT? Apply now!🏢About SHIFTSHIFT was founded in 2005 and quickly established software testing as an industry. We pursued increased efficiency, cost reduction, and quality improvement by dividing the conventional operations of engineers into the development and testing parts. We credit ourselves for developing test engineers as specialized professionals for handling the testing part. Now SHIFT continues to provide innovative solutions and specialized services covering every spectrum of the software development life cycle. Our aim is to substantially reform the IT industry in Japan and satisfy the diverse needs of our customers in all major industries such as automobile, e-commerce, finance, manufacturing or retail.SHIFT is a public company listed on the TSE’s Prime Market and has offices from Hokkaido to Kyushu. SHIFT Group, also known as ONE-SHIFT, consists of 37 group companies employing over 12,000 people.📋Objectives & ResponsibilitiesManage a project team of 5 to 20 people, or manage several smaller projectsBilingual (English & Japanese) communication with customers and business partnersPropose ideas and initiate measures to improve product quality and usabilityCreate QA plans and establish a QA systemsGeneral project management and promotion📝Requirements & Qualifications [Must Have]5+ years experience in the IT industryBusiness level communication skills in English and JapaneseExperience in managing more than 5 people or vendor managementExperience in web or open software development (Java/HTML/CSS)[Nice to Have]Experience in managing projects from start to completion3+ years experience as a PM/PL in open software development projects at a system integratorExperience in proposals and quotations to prime customersExperience in planning and implementing business strategyExperience of negotiating with multiple stakeholders🌟What we offerRemote work opportunities (depending on the project)Average annual salary increases of around 11%Extensive learning and development offersNew offices in Azabudai Hills & ShinjukuClub activities (sports, literature etc) and company eventsCasual dress code📍DetailsSalary Range: 6m - 11m YenInterview Process: 1 - 3 interviews (HR interview, department interview)Tests: Aptitude test after 1st interviewProbation Period: 3 monthsEnglish Hiring is handled by our group company Build+, if your application is selected a representative of Build+ will reach out to you with the next steps.

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